Partners

Soles4Souls, charity partner of Challenge Family, turns unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use: providing relief, creating jobs and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief, and direct assistance programs. With locations and warehouses across three continents, Soles4Souls has been able to distribute more than 40 million pairs of shoes in 129 countries since 2006.

Blerter is an event operations management platform that leverages the very latest technologies to deliver unified real time workforce engagement, that reduces risk and increases consistency of event delivery. Blerter’s parent company CLOUD M has a rich history in the development of innovative cloud and mobile technologies that promote workforce and public safety. Blerter is built on this trong foundation to deliver consistent and innovative product development, technical stability and robust security to support CHALLENGEFAMILY's global network.

Lubos was born and raised in the Czech Republic. After his studies in the Czech Republic (teaching sports and biology and a thesis in triathlon) he moved to Cologne, Germany in 2004 to continue his education at the Deutsche Sporthochschule. He also earned money on the side teaching triathlon, swimming and running to various club teams. In 2005 he started in a coaching position to work with upcoming talent and in 2011 he decided to start LB-Training to have more time for top athletes. He trained many successful athletes so far that have won several triathlon races. For CHALLENGEFAMILY he organizes two training camps per year, in February and November.

OTSO specializes in the development of sports clothing and other merchandise for endurance athletes and offers high quality products with amazing and exclusive designs. The company is based in Andorra, where the endurance sports are part of the country life. Most of the merchadise is produced locally and in Europe. OTSO means wolf, which represents leadership, freedom, strength and resistance, among other things. Exactly what OTSO materials stand for.

CHALLENGEFAMILY joins forces with two big names in the endurance sports event sector – LONG COURSE WEEKEND and HAUTE ROUTE. It is a big step forward for all three companies founded on an inclusive, innovative and family-orientated approach and so many athletes worldwide will benefit from this quality focused collaboration

PowerBar developed the world’s first energy bars in 1986 and is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality sports nutrition. PowerBar products provide endurance athletes, fitness enthusiasts and team competitors around the world with simple and effective means of gaining the right quality and quantity of nutrition. All products are continually tested and perfected by leading nutritionists, sports scientists and professional athletes.

Born from a spark of initiative during training sessions at a university campus, the Zone3 brand was founded in 2004. Now 15 years on Zone3 has organically grown to become the world’s highest rated triathlon brand, with more award-winning reviews across the range than any other brand in the last 8 years. The original concept was the drawn from a deep-rooted passion for endurance sports and an unwavering desire to create market leading product, offering unparalleled performance redefining functionality.

SPORT NO LIMIT GROUP is the official travel partner for all European CHALLENGEFAMILY events. SPORT NO LIMIT GROUP provides a range of triathlon services as race day packages. The company is owned and managed by tourism professionals, with experience in tourism logistics, accommodation, tourist packages and all aspects related to the tourist needs for a sports event. Your vacation is the most important for them and their experienced team will enjoy by helping you with all the doubts and questions that you may have. SPORT NO LIMIT GROUP is not offering travel packages for a few European events as for THECHAMPIONSHIP for example, but they give you an overview about hotel and entry options for all European CHALLENGEFAMILY events.

CORE Nutrition Planning is all about science based nutrition planning that lets you customize your nutrition according to your goals and preferences. It's use by lots of pro's, but amateurs as well. For example: CORE can build a nutrition plan for your next big race or training. And for that, you can choose from hundred of products like drinks, gels and bars.